In 1996, the label released Shakur's greatest commercial success, All Eyez on Me. Knight struck a deal with Shakur that October, posting his $1.4 million bail and freeing him from prison pending an appeal of his conviction, while signing him to Death Row Records. In 1995, Tupac Shakur began serving a prison sentence of up to four-and-a-half years for a sexual abuse conviction. He would briefly play in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL players strike. Prior to founding Death Row Records, Knight played college football at UNLV as a defensive end. Knight is serving a 28-year sentence in prison for a fatal hit-and-run in 2015. Dre's The Chronic in 1992 and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle in 1993. This feat is attributed to the record label's first two album releases: Dr.
Knight was a central figure in gangsta rap's commercial success in the 1990s.
( / ʃ ʊ ɡ/ SHUUG born April 19, 1965) is an American record executive and convicted felon who is the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records.
